12 Best SYTYCD Dances: Ivan and Allison's Season 2 Contemporary at #4

Ok, I admit it...I miss So You Think You Can Dance. I know, I know, it's been almost three weeks since Sabra Johnson was named this year's champ, but I can't get those kids and their fancy footwork out of my head!

So, to satisfy my SYTYCD cravings, I thought I would take a look over the next week or so at the 12 Best SYTYCD Dances of All Time, including a youtube video when available. Like all best-of lists, these choices are subjective, so please feel free to post comments and let me know what you think.

Time for #4 -- Ivan and Allison's Contemporary!

During the first week of the finals back in Season 2, Ivan and Allison (well, Ivan really, more than Allison) gave one of the worst performances I have ever seen on the show, and I was sure he was going to be the first boy given the boot. His hip hop was great, but I was sure he was nothing but a one-trick pony.

Then a funny thing happened -- he started getting better. Much better.

And then an even funnier thing happened -- he and Allison came out, and, performing to Annie Lennox's "Why," gave one of the most moving performances I've ever seen on the show. Allison was, as always, luminous -- she never once throughout the season gave a false performance, and this one was no exception. But something about this choreography, as well as dancing with Allison, brought Ivan to a whole different level -- he was strong, he was fluid, he was sensual -- and this performance left me (and, apparently, Mia Michaels) in tears. Love, love, love it.

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12 Best SYTYCD Dances of All Time: Ivan and Allison's Season 2 Hip Hop at #9

Ok, I admit it...I miss So You Think You Can Dance. I know, I know, it's been almost three weeks since Sabra Johnson was named this year's champ, but I can't get those kids and their fancy footwork out of my head!

So, to satisfy my SYTYCD cravings, I thought I would take a look over the next week or so at the 12 Best SYTYCD Dances of All Time, including a youtube video when available. Like all best-of lists, these choices are subjective, so please feel free to post comments and let me know what you think.

Time for #9 -- Ivan and Allison's Hip Hop (by Shane Sparks)

In some hip hop dances throughout the seasons, the emphasis has been on attitude and hitting the moves "hard," but this number is all about the smoothness of hip hop, and Ivan and Allison, in their last dance together, hit it out of the park. Ivan was born to dance like this, and Allison proved once and for all that she could do no wrong.The undertone of flirtation, the use of the umbrellas, and the undeniable chemistry between the two performers makes this my favorite hip hop routine ever on the show.

Click for #9 -- Ivan and Allison's Season 2 Hip Hop

Click for #10 -- Danny and Anya's Season 3 Waltz

Click for #11 -- Benji and Donyelle's Season 2 Broadway

Click for #12 -- Blake and Ashley's Season 1 Salsa

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